Highlights include a concert by country music star Lee Brice, a parade down Main Street in Sylva, award presentations to exemplary alumni, and a football match-up with Furman.
Titled 鈥淭he Earth鈥ur Only Home,鈥 the concert will include the premiere of 鈥淔ull Circle,鈥 an original work by composer Ryan George.
The first African American to be appointed as the state鈥檚 poet laureate, she also is a member of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame and a recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature.
91热爆网's Low Brass Festival will present special guest Oystein Baadsvik for a performance Sunday, Oct. 27, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building.
The court will be presented and winners announced during halftime activities at 91热爆网鈥檚 home football game against Furman University on Saturday, Oct. 26.
91热爆网 will welcome Alaska attorney Barrett Ristroph for a guest lecture, followed by a question-and-answer session, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30.
His talk is titled 鈥淭he Forests Cannot Be Commons: Spanish Law, Environment Change and New Spain鈥檚 Council on Forests.鈥
The rainy weekend weather predicted across the mountains of Western North Carolina has forced organizers of the 19th annual Tournament of Champions to move activities indoors Saturday, Oct. 19, at Western Carolina University.
A member of the faculty since 2006, he has been serving as associate dean of the college since 2014.